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Jill M. Wecht, EdD

Professor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Bronx, New York, United States

Dr. Wecht been investigating the impact of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) on autonomic cardiovascular regulation for 20-years. She has published over 90 peer-reviewed manuscripts describing the impact of autonomic nervous system impairment on blood pressure regulation and the secondary consequences of hypotension and orthostatic hypotension on cerebral blood flow, cognitive function and quality of life. Dr. Wecht and colleagues were among the first laboratories to document deficits in memory and information processing in hypotensive individuals with SCI, which may stem, in part, from dysregulation of cerebral blood flow. Describing the impact of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular dysfunction on the health and lives of individuals with SCI, and identifying safe and effective interventions to improve function has been a focus of Dr. Wecht’s career.

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